[American Numismatic Society] American Numismatic & Arch¾ological Society; Boston Numismatic Society; American Numismatic Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS. A partial set (New York and Boston, 1866-1924), being most of the volumes held to be significant for American content, as follows: Volumes 1-31, variously bound (see comments), with one issue (Volume 6, No. 4) missing and with Volumes 25 and 29 present in reprint. Volumes 48-53, variously bound (see comments), with Volume 50 present in reprint. Condition varies, with the bound volume including Volumes 3 and 4 having some loose pages (the photographic plates are intact). Generally very good or better. Bourne 1865-3. A substantial set of this extraordinarily important U.S. journal, including most of the 19th-century issues. The bindings are as follows: Volumes 1, 3-5, 8-15, 19-23, 26-28, 30-31 and 51-52 are bound in fifteen volumes in modern maroon cloth, gilt, with the original printed paper covers bound in. Volumes 2, 6 (partial)24 and 53 are present in the original printed paper covers (Volume 53, Part 1 lacks the covers). Volumes 7-8 and 15-18 are bound in three volumes in worn contemporary half calf, with the boards detached from each volume (there are duplicate Volumes 8 and 15 in this set due to their present in different bound volumes). Volumes 48 and 49 are separately bound in later blue cloth. Volumes 25, 29 and 50 are all the Johnson Reprint Company editions, bound in later maroon cloth to match most of the rest of this set. Still an indispensable source of numismatic information and lore. Many of America's greatest contributions to numismatic scholarship first appeared in the pages of this most important publication. Crosby's classic works on large cents, parts of his Early Coins of America, Frey's Dictionary of Numismatic Names, Edgar Adams's extensive work on California pioneer gold coins and, later on, the essential works on state coppers are but a small sampling. For American researchers, the Journal is interesting for the reminiscences and other fascinating tidbits of information to be found in the earlier volumes, much of which is little known today except among the few fortunate to possess a set of this remarkable storehouse of knowledge. Ex M. Bourne Library.